What is the mass of the LEGO figurines being launched with spacecraft Juno?
How much additional fuel will be needed to get them to Jupiter?
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Sign up to join this communityWhat is the mass of the LEGO figurines being launched with spacecraft Juno?
How much additional fuel will be needed to get them to Jupiter?
With the following assumptions:
The weight/mass of the figurines can be calculated as 0.05782 lbs or 26.23 grams:
0.59 cubic inches * 0.098 lbs/cubic inch = 0.05782 lbs
You can calculate the launch cost of the figurines to be roughly $1,060.
($110,000,000/18,000 lbs) * 0.05782 lbs * 3 figurines = $1,060
As for the fuel requirements, I could not locate a source for the amount of fuel required per pound, but it should be fairly easy to come up with the answer if you have that number.